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Title: Whitefriars William Wilson Beer mug, amber flc?
Post by: glassobsessed on November 08, 2009, 10:10:52 PM

I bought this today mainly because the colour looked to me like Whitefriars flc amber (full lead crystal). After looking at the catalogues on Whitefriars.com I think it looks like a William Wilson design for a beer mug, see the 1957 catalogue http://www.whitefriars.com/catalogues/contents.php?pageNum_catalogue=7&totalRows_catalogue=271&id=147 , it can also be seen in the 1938, 1940 and 1949 catalogues.

This one is 5¼ inches tall and weighs 1½ pounds, for imperially challenged metric heads that is 13.5cm and 675g. It holds about ¾ of a pint (400ml ;D), which is less than stated in the catalogue.

A few questions, if it is a Wf 9036 beer mug, when would it have been made, is it flc amber and does anyone have any more general info on the use of flc  amber?

Thanks, John.

I have not posted this on 'is it whitefriars' 'cos they can be a bit frightening over there ;D, but after having a poke around it appears Whitefriars used flc amber and flc gold as well as other colours in flc.

Title: Re: Whitefriars William Wilson Beer mug, amber flc?
Post by: vidrioguapo on November 08, 2009, 11:13:26 PM

Can't possibly comment on your ID request as I am frightened of frightening you, sorry........ ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Whitefriars William Wilson Beer mug, amber flc?
Post by: glassobsessed on November 08, 2009, 11:26:50 PM

Doh!  ;D

 :hug:

Title: Re: Whitefriars William Wilson Beer mug, amber flc?
Post by: johnphilip on November 09, 2009, 12:07:49 AM

Well it sure is Whitefriars i have one in flint (clear) glass , dont be scared of them they are a bunch of wussys
most of them have no teeth anyway , go to home page and check the catalogues. yours truly one of the wussys ;) :thup:

Title: Re: Whitefriars William Wilson Beer mug, amber flc?
Post by: glassobsessed on November 09, 2009, 05:22:01 PM

Thanks for confirming the id Johnphillip, I did not notice the design in the catalogues after 1957 but this one does not seem that old to me - so little wear.

John